So excited! Camera get's delivered today!

[Luckylove]

I am so excited to get my new camera. I have been reading up on photography and cant wait to try out some things I hope I learned. Just in time for our Tahoe trip this week!! Yeah! :woohoo

[becky]

what kind of camera did you get Kathleen?

[LMS]

woohoo!
what did you end up ordering?!

[Luckylove]

I kept going back and forth between the Canon 30d or the Nikon d70s. I really wanted the Nikon d80 but I couldn't justify spending that much for a first camera. Especially if I end up sucking at it. I was going to go for the d70s but switched at the end to the D50 b/c of one of the reviews I read and b/c of Jackies post.

So long story short, I ended up with the Nikon D50.

[Luckylove]

Hmm... maybe not the Canon D30. It was one of the Canon DSLR's. I look at SO many I can't remember now.

[LMS]

oooh! I started with the D50. I LOVE it. If you need any help, let me know. We should get together one day for coffee and talk camera stuff ;)

[Luckylove]

We should totally get together. As long as you don't mind me asking a million questions :) I have to look at my calendar on my lunch break and I will PM you.

Do you recommend any specific kind of memory card? I noticed they had different types of the SD cards but don't know the difference (i.e. ultra II).

[LMS]

no problem with questions :) I had a million when I first got my camera too ;)
As far as memory cards, I always went with the big print high speed cards. High speed cards allow the camera to write the images to disc faster than the regular ones (quicker shots)
these:
http://www.ritzcamera.com/product/101508216.htm?bct=t13024003%3Bcidigital-cameras-and-accessories%3Bcimemory-cards-readers-storage%3Bcimultimedia-sd-memory-cards
But i'd skip the 256, and go for atleast 1g